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[Aaron Wells <1499164@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Apparently what it's autofilling the "Current password" field, is
whichever value I last put in there. Depending on my current re-install
situation, that may or may not be my current password, but either way it
causes the form to not submit, unless I manually clear it.

If it is my current password, then it complains about the new password
being empty. If it is not my current password, it complains about how
it's not my current password.

** Tags added: passwords usability

** Description changed:

  Every time I go to my account settings screen to change something,
- Firefox always pre-fills the first of the two password fields for the
- "reset your password" functionality. And so, if I don't go in and
- manually clear the field, then it gives me a form validation failure
- when I try to submit, because the two password fields don't match.
+ Firefox always pre-fills the "Current password" field with some obscured
+ text, which is apparently not my current password. And so, if I don't go
+ in and manually clear the field, then it gives me a form validation
+ failure when I try to submit, because the two password fields don't
+ match.
  
  We need to put a flag on these fields that tells the web browser not to
  pre-fill either of them.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1499164

Title:
  Don't autofill password reset field on user settings page

Status in Mahara:
  Confirmed
Status in Mahara 15.04 series:
  Confirmed
Status in Mahara 15.10 series:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Every time I go to my account settings screen to change something,
  Firefox always pre-fills the "Current password" field with some
  obscured text, which is apparently not my current password. And so, if
  I don't go in and manually clear the field, then it gives me a form
  validation failure when I try to submit, because the two password
  fields don't match.

  We need to put a flag on these fields that tells the web browser not
  to pre-fill either of them.

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